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Regular City Council Meeting DRA�+'T Minutes of Monday, June 18, 2047 Page 34 1 Further discussion ensued regarding potential continuation until the 2 July meeting to allow the applicant additional time to submit the re- 3 quested infozmation before the City Council took action; staff clarifi- 4 cation that the August 3, 2007 date was when the review period S ended, and time needed by staff to complete their ana]yszs and prepare 6 recommendations and packet materials (two weeks before Council 7 meeting action on July 16th or July 23, 2007); appropriateness of de- 8 sign issues in the land use approval controls and staff s correlation of 9 design elements in the PUD process from the concept stage to final 10 plat stage; environmenta.l review considerations; and staffls clarifica- 11 tion that the detailed scope for the traffic study had been provided to 12 the applicant well over a month ago. 13 14 Councilmember Pust reiterated her request thaf the applicant make a 15 determination on which option they wanted to pursue tonight: for the 16 application to voluntarily extend the appl'zcation; or for the Council to 17 vo#e to approve or deny. 18 19 Mr. Livingston advised, in light of his time constraints with the pur- 20 chase agreement with the seller, he was forced to ask the City Counczl 21 to take a vote tonight on the project and application as presented. 22 23 Robert Hajek, Xtra Lease, representing owner of the trucicing 24 site, (office address: 3433 Broadway 5treet NE, Suite 110, Min- 25 neapolis, MN 55413) � 26 Mr. Hajek provided a brief review of this site's history related to 27 threats o£ condemnation and uliimate and unprecedented withdrawal 28 of condemnation proceedings by the City; the moratorium imposed by 29 the City; Xtra Lease's desire, as a naiional and international company, 30 to be a good neighbor in Roseville; status of the Ramsey County Dis- 31 trict Court Order related to studies comple�ed on the Twin Lakes area 32 properties; current dispute in court regarding surety bonds between 33 the City and Twin Lakes LLC; and other issues in attempting to pro- 34 ceed wifli this development. 35 36 Mr. Hajek advised thai Xtra Lease had been patient and had held this 37 land for years as it awaited resolution ta the above issues; howevex, he 38 advised that they will not continue to do so; and if necessary, would 39 rreturn to storing t:rucks on the property through completion of a long-